HOUSING POLICY IN SCOTLAND: OPTIONS AFTER THE REFERENDUMKenneth Gibb

Teasing out alternative housing policy

scenarios under different referendum

scenarios

Hybrid Context:

Reserved & Devolved

Housing Policy Challenges

after September 18

Housing Policy & the Scottish

Approach

Tax & Benefits Finance & Policy

Welfare Benefits Rental Sector

Policy

Integrative Preventative

Housing in Scotland – a Hybrid

Reserved

Most Tax & Benefits

Public & Private Finance Rules

Devolved

Rental Policy

Local Tax and LBTT

A Yes Vote Ending the Bedroom Tax Options for welfare reform via

the Expert Group – separating HB from the revised Universal Credit

Housing the long term inflow of migrants?

The future of local taxation Market stabilization and

mortgage lending? Promoting the rental market

A No Vote Ending the Bedroom Tax through devolving

HB Local Combined HB/Supply funding Some form of Universal Credit retained Devo-max and widening social security

and tax-raising powers Retaining HM Treasury-sourced policies

The Scottish Approach Characterized by integration, an outcomes-

focus, a national performance framework, sector-based indicators, Single Outcome Agreements and locally articulated through community planning partnerships

This bipartisan Scottish Approach is here to stay

Key Principles The Scottish Approach has the

following key features:1. Partnership-based2. Assets-based3. Co-produced4. Fundamentally about preventative

spending5. Operates locally through single

outcome agreements determined by Community Planning Partnerships (the principal unit of observation and delivery institution)

6. Policy and practice is explicitly evidenced and evaluated

Conclusions Short term focus will be on

welfare benefits Negotiations or Elections will

shape the medium term But housing will become

more integrative, preventative and outcomes-focused at CPP level

Is housing practice ready? Where is the real radicalism?